Gov. Scott Walker is among many state Republicans in the awkward position of lining up behind business mogul Donald Trump following the departure of his only remaining challengers.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s euphoria at winning Wisconsin turned out to be short-lived. He suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday. The next day, Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped out of the race for the White House, leaving Donald Trump as the sole Republican candidate.

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“I was a supporter (of Cruz). He won. I was pleased he won the State of Wisconsin, but he’s not the nominee,” Walker said.

The governor, who was a GOP candidate himself, said he’ll now support the presumptive nominee, Trump.

“On Aug. 6th, I stood on the stage in Cleveland and said that I would support the nominee,” Walker said. “I've said it repeatedly since then and I'll be supporting the Republican nominee once that's officially set.”

When Walker endorsed Cruz ahead of the Wisconsin primary a month ago, Trump fired back by saying, “I never asked for his endorsement because I beat him so badly when he ran for president.”

But Walker won’t let the comment deter him from voting for Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee.

“No… the bottom line, he said that – some of the stuff before the Wisconsin primary and the people who know best didn’t buy into that,” Walker said.

Still, Walker isn’t ready to say he’ll campaign with Trump in Wisconsin, still considered a battleground state.

“Those are all things that we’ll have to think about between now and November,” Walker said. “Again, I’ll probably have a clearer mind on that by the time the convention comes. I’m a delegate. I’ll be there.”

So Trump hardly has a ringing endorsement from Walker, but state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) was quoted Wednesday as saying, “We’re on the Trump train now.”